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Changing the narrative for peace - critical role of the media

Submitted by Co-ordinator on Wed, 2016-08-31 13:17

Conference – Darlington 24th September

‘If the only tool you have is a hammer then every problem looks like a nail‘ – a quotation sometimes used when the possibility of going to war is in the air. It alludes to a wider issue of how we view security and how news sources and other other media outlets frame the discussion.

It is now widely recognised that underlying drivers or causes of insecurity range from economic inequality, to climate change and arms exports and other forms of militarisation. And yet there is a narrative and approach to international conflict that is too often framed as a violent situation that needs a violent response.

How can we, Quakers and others concerned for peace, support and promote a broader concept of security, one that takes a longer term view and recognises the factors that create the conditions of peace? What role does the media have to play?

Our conference in Darlington on 24th September will be an opportunity to engage on these issues, with speakers from the worlds of journalism, campaigning and research and participants weclome from a range of backgrounds.

Saturday 18 to Sunday 19 —
Skilling up for the new economy —
*A weekend training in Manchester* for Quakers who are already thinking about or working towards creating a new economy that reflects Quaker values and principles.
http://www.quaker.org.uk/events/skilling-up-for-the-new-economy

September 2017 to October 2017

Saturday 30 to Monday 16 —
Edinburgh World Justice Festival —
Theme of two weeks of events "Creating Hope Through People Power" Full programme of events - many with a peace focus - and information - http://www.ewjf.org.uk/

Saturday 28 —
Creating a better world: Some lessons for the next 25 years —
Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR)'s 25th anniversary conference - London - http://www.sgr.org.uk/events/creating-better-world . -
With the world facing heightened risks - the conference will draw upon some of the latest research to look at what could be achieved in the not-so-distant future.

Sunday 29 —
The Life and Work of abolitionist Benjamin Lay —
Event taking part at Airton Quaker Meeting House, part of the "*Abolishing Slavery - Then and Now*":https://airtonbarn.org.uk/2017/07/18/abolition-an-idea-whose-time-needs-to-come-again/ series of talks, performancres and discussions

Sunday 15 —
Here and Now —
Event taking part at Airton Quaker Meeting House, part of the "*Abolishing Slavery - Then and Now*":https://airtonbarn.org.uk/2017/07/18/abolition-an-idea-whose-time-needs-to-come-again/ series of talks, performancres and discussions

Sunday 1 —
Unfinished Business —
Event taking part at Airton Quaker Meeting House, part of the "*Abolishing Slavery - Then and Now*":https://airtonbarn.org.uk/2017/07/18/abolition-an-idea-whose-time-needs-to-come-again/ series of talks, performancres and discussions

Thursday 5 —
A DIVIDED BRITAIN: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THE NORDICS? —
12th Huddersfield Quaker Peace Lecture, given by George Lakey. George Lakey - speaks to the polarization now experienced in both Britain and his own country (the USA) and predicts that it will become more extreme as inequality heightens. What he has learned from studying the Nordic countries is that polarization may offer as much opportunity as anxiety. - 19:30–21:00 - Huddersfield Quaker Meeting, Friends Meeting House Church Street Paddock, HD1 4TR - Facebook link https://www.facebook.com/events/1865920143688652

Sunday 22 to Sunday 29 —
One World Week. —
Theme: GOOD NEIGHBOURS: My World Depends on Us. http://www.oneworldweek.org/v2/

September 2017

Sunday 17 —
Meet the Crafts —
Event taking part at Airton Quaker Meeting House, part of the "*Abolishing Slavery - Then and Now*":https://airtonbarn.org.uk/2017/07/18/abolition-an-idea-whose-time-needs-to-come-again/ series of talks, performancres and discussions

Monday 4 to Wednesday 6 —
Health Through Peace Conference —
Tackling public health crises in a changing, unstable world - Medact - University of York - "details":https://www.medact.org/project/forum-2017/?utm_campaign=HTP2017&utm_source=socialmedia&utm_content=sharepost

March 2018

Friday 16 to Sunday 18 —
Building a Diverse and Transformative Movement for Change —
course at Woodbrooke- https://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/item/building-a-diverse-and-transformative-movement-for-change

June 2017

July 2017

Thursday 27 to Monday 31 —
Peace News Summer Camp —
Nr DISS, Norfolk. Peace News Summer Camp. Join people from across the broad spectrum of the British peace movement for five days of exploration, celebration and empowerment. http://peacenewscamp.info/